Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins Teenagers are awesome. The teenagers I know have interesting ideas, share perspectives I haven’t thought of, and are still open to learning even as they’re showing me new ways of looking at things. At the same time, being the parent of homeschooled teens has …
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The beauty of unschooling kids with special needs
Written by Jamie C. Martin of Simple Homeschool I have two twelve-year-old boys. One reads at a college level. One reads at a 1st grade level, on a good day. Both have been nurtured in the same environment, raised on a diet of the same beautiful books. Surrounded by an environment rich in …
How a certified teacher chose unschooling for her kids
Written by Marla Taviano "Remember, girls,” I say to my daughters, looking them each in the eye (I actually have to look up at two of the three now—when did this happen??), “we do not say THAT WORD here in Cambodia. Got it?” They nod. Got it, Mom. The next day, we're out and about, and …
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How to get your interest-led learners back on track
Written by Melissa Camara Wilkins. Some seasons, our interest-led learners are interested in everything. They read, they ask questions, they conduct experiments and plan projects. But what do you during those other times, the times when inspiration has left the building? What do you do when no …
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And then they hated math: My journey into unschooling
Written by contributor Amida of Journey Into Unschooling I remember the first time I called myself an unschooler. I had just read John Holt’s Teach Your Own and was impressed with his vision of an alternative educational style in which children were encouraged to learn outside of school. He saw …
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